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CVE-2022-27851:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress Use Any Font plugin versions 6.1.7 and below. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-27851, was discovered on March 30, 2022, and allows an attacker to deactivate the API key functionality of the plugin (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a low severity impact. The issue specifically affects the API key deactivation functionality in the Use Any Font WordPress plugin. The vulnerability was patched in version 6.1.8 of the plugin (Patchstack).
Impact
If exploited, this CSRF vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication, specifically the deactivation of the plugin's API key (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to version 6.1.8 or later of the Use Any Font plugin to remediate this vulnerability. The fix has been implemented in this version to prevent the CSRF attack vector (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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